DirecciónCarrying out all purchasing activities in the area of goods/services for which the job holder is responsible for. The main purpose is to optimize supply through aggregation of spend and applying of common strategies with the target to maximize the earning contribution across locations in the region in accordance with purchasing and company guidelines.
- Approval and negotiation of shopping carts up to defined regional value threshold.
- Creation of purchase orders w/o value limits and in line with our guidelines.
- Management of the RfQ-Process for demands/shopping carts up to defined regional value threshold, incl. the awarding of suppliers.
- Responsible for new vendors set up and new contracts approval submittal for owned negotiations.
- Find saving opportunities by bundling operational demands up to defined regional value threshold, substitution of suppliers, negotiations of payment (DPO)/ delivery terms and warranty extensions.
- Processing of order confirmation (maintaining all relevant data in the system, clarification, and approval of deviations) for critical/sensitive orders (e.g., storeroom items) defined by Regional Operations
- Escalation Management/Problem Solving by executing approaches with the aim to secure local objectives.
- Invoice clarification in case of price deviations.
- Steering and monitoring the automated replenishment process for coded materials.
- Identification and support on the creation of electronic catalogs to reduce manual processing requirements, while promoting the usage of existing ones.
- Contract management, and knowledge of commercial conditions according to the country of operation.
- Mentoring of junior Operational Buyers.
